CDN Mobile Content Highlight Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Content delivery networks (CDNs) face challenges in efficiently delivering content to mobile devices due to bandwidth limitations, requiring innovative methods to provide high-quality service while managing data transfer efficiently.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a CDN system that automatically determines requests from mobile devices and provides a limited portion of content, allowing for dynamic content transformation based on device type, enabling efficient data transfer and quality of service by delivering 'highlight' portions of content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If full content is delivered to mobile devices through CDN, then content quality is maintained, but network bandwidth is excessively consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of content delivery by detecting mobile device requests and automatically serving a limited portion (highlight reel) instead of full content. This parameter change from complete content to selective content resolution the contradiction by reducing bandwidth consumption while maintaining acceptable quality for mobile devices with limited network resources
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by delivering only a portion of the complete content (highlight reel) to mobile devices. Instead of transmitting the entire content file, the system provides a condensed version that captures essential information, thereby reducing network bandwidth usage while still satisfying user needs
2Device complexity
If content is delivered without differentiation, then system complexity is low, but quality of service for mobile devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the CDN system to automatically detect mobile device requests and autonomously serve optimized content without manual intervention. The system itself identifies when differentiation is needed and applies the appropriate content delivery strategy, improving QoS for mobile devices while keeping the system relatively simple
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the delivery parameter based on device type detection. When a mobile device is identified, the system automatically switches from full content delivery to highlight reel delivery, thereby improving quality of service for mobile users without requiring complex manual configuration or system architecture
3Ease of operation
If full content is provided to all devices, then user needs are fully met, but data transfer time increases for mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent delivers partial content (highlight reel) to mobile devices instead of complete content. This partial delivery satisfies the essential user needs for mobile contexts while dramatically reducing data transfer time, as the condensed content requires significantly less bandwidth and transmission time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the content delivery parameter from complete content to condensed highlight reel based on device detection. This parameter change reduces data transfer time for mobile devices while still providing sufficient content to meet user needs in mobile contexts
Data Source
AI summary
A method for generating and delivering highlight versions of content for special case delivery through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) may include storing and distributing content in response to user requests using a plurality of edge servers, the plurality of edge servers being organized into a plurality of geographically distributed Points of Presence (POPs) in the CDN comprising a first POP that stores first content. The method may also include receiving a request for the first content and directing the request for the first content to the first POP. The method may additionally include automatically determining that the request for the first content originated from a mobile device and in response, providing a limited portion of the first content to the mobile device, wherein the limited portion of the first content comprises less than the first content.